1879 Boston Red Caps Roster
Team Record: 54-30
Finished 2nd in the NL
Ballpark: South End Grounds I
Manager: Harry Wright (54-30)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1879 Boston Red Caps Results
The Boston Red Caps of the National League ended the 1879 season with a record of 54 wins and 30 losses, finishing second in the NL.
The Red Caps paced the circuit with just 348 runs allowed. Boston scored 562 runs. Charley Jones and John O'Rourke each drove in 62 runs. John O'Rourke led hitters with significant playing time by hitting .341. Tommy Bond earned 43 wins for the squad and a team-best 1.96 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Harry Wright coached the team.
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Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Tommy Bond | P | R | R | April 2, 1856 | 5'7" | 160 | Granard, Lo Ireland |
Jack Burdock | P | R | R | April 0, 1852 | 5'9" | 158 | Brooklyn, NY USA |
Ed Cogswell | P | R | R | February 25, 1854 | 5'8" | 150 | , United Kingdom |
Curry Foley | P | L | January 14, 1856 | 5'10" | 160 | Milltown, Du Ireland | |
Bill Hawes | P | R | R | November 17, 1853 | 5'10" | 155 | Nashua, NH USA |
Sadie Houck | P | R | R | February 29, 1856 | 5'7" | 151 | Washington, DC USA |
Charley Jones | P | R | R | April 30, 1852 | 5'11" | 202 | Alamance County, NC USA |
John Morrill | P | R | R | February 19, 1855 | 5'10" | 155 | Boston, MA USA |
John O'Rourke | P | L | L | August 23, 1849 | 6'0" | 190 | Bridgeport, CT USA |
Lee Richmond | P | L | May 5, 1857 | 5'10" | 155 | Sheffield, OH USA | |
Pop Snyder | P | R | R | October 6, 1854 | 5'11" | 184 | Washington, DC USA |
Ezra Sutton | P | R | R | September 17, 1849 | 5'8" | 153 | Seneca Falls, NY USA |
Jim Tyng | P | R | R | May 27, 1856 | 5'9" | 155 | Philadelphia, PA USA |